Aug 9, 2024
Ten years ago, the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched a campaign of mass atrocities to achieve the religious and ethnic cleansing of religious minority groups in Iraq and Syria. In 2016, the U.S. State Department…
This report provides an overview of ISIS’s genocide and other crimes against Iraq’s religious minorities beginning in the summer 2014. ISIS used mass execution, forced conversion to Islam, abduction, rape, and slavery against Iraqi and Syrian Yazidis;…
Sep 30, 2024
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Challenges in Iraq 10 Years After ISIS’s Genocide
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following new report:
Religious Freedom…
In 2024, the situation in Burma continues to deteriorate as the military junta loses control while ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) are consolidating territory and establishing parallel government structures. These escalating conflicts negatively…
Oct 31, 2024
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom in Burma
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report:
Burma Country Update - In 2024, the situation in…
Expedited removal is a process to screen and swiftly remove certain noncitizens at U.S. ports of entry or at or near the U.S. border, with safeguards to protect bona fide asylum seekers. The report highlights persistent flaws in the U.S. government’s…
Feb 28, 2025
USCIRF Releases Updated Recommendations on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report:
Barriers to Protection as of 2024: Updated…
Apr 10, 2025
USCIRF Calls on Trump Administration to Seek Iranian Concessions on Religious Freedom in Oman DiscussionsWashington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urges the Trump administration to demand accountability…
Apr 28, 2025
USCIRF Alarmed by Repatriation of Afghan RefugeesWashington, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), is alarmed by the Pakistani government’s rapid and ongoing repatriation of Afghan refugees to Taliban-…